The Washington bee., 1887-11-12

The school board hid its re 5ulL
meeting last Tuesday night. A
communication from the cDmn is-
sioners Was read, stating rh,t a
suspension of the lerse of the Nit
Ter building had been made by
them pending the decision of the
board. The rec 'mme ndation f
The board was given to tue p, tition
to make certain improvements to
the Soldiers Home school bull
dirg. Applications for janitors'
places were received from Frank
Linton and Lewis E. Harkness.
The resignation of Miss Julia A
Pierre was accepted, as was also
that of Miss NJ E. Mitchell, a prin-
cipal.
Miss WiIlianna Harris was NOM
mated as a temporary teacher.
Prof. Gregory read a list of sub
stitute teachers assigned to the
several schools In the county as
follows: Mott school, Mamie Hill
yer and Mary Hill; TeneIytown,
Ida NJ. Chappell and Margaret G..
Callaghan; Brighton, Annie Nj.
Scarf, Sarah L. Keene, and j seph
Simms; Mount Pleasant, w. A.
Wiley and G. E. Heald; Columbia
road E. E. Cardoz ,; Soldiers
Home, Ida E. Pywell and Carrie
King; Fort SIocum, Louisa Jack.
son; Benning's station, Linda
Fowler; Burrvllle and Benning's
road, Courtney Bembrey; Anacos-
tia and Giesboro, Cora q. Mc.Lean
and Margaret Anderson.
The proposition of the trustees
of the Miner fund to pay LADY
teacher for giving instructions to
children in sewing Was accep'el.
The request for the use of the
school house on Meridian Hill for
night school purposes was granted.
The f flowing janitors were ap-
pointed; J. w. Hutchinson,
Joseph Coleman, and Jas. Berry.
Mr.. Curtis read report favor
ing the use of the building at the
corner of Al street and Virginia
avenue for the use of a eolored
training school in place Of the Mil.
ler building for the two lowe:
grades, and recommended that
the cooking schools be located
elsewhere.
This occasioned a very strong
opposition ON the part of Prof.
Gregory, DR.. Francis, and Mr..
Cornish, the co!ored trustees. The
report was accepted.
Nora HOegelsberger was p'o
noted to class 9.
Harris's Qualitative Analysis
was adopted as a text book. The
following changes were made in
the second division: Transfers
Miss d. E. Rogers from the fourth
to the fifth grade; Miss f. w.
Dyer from the third to the four b
grade; Miss Jennie E. Davis to
the second grade. Promotions
Miss S. E. White to class z and
transferred to the fourth grade;
Miss Ella j. Ril y was assigned
to the first grade.
Mr.. Fish approved the resolu
tion which was adopted inviting
citizens to inspect aud examin al
the manual and industrial schoo 8,
and to counsel with the board H.:
reference to the go d of the
schools.
DIR. Wilmer read report inde6.
nitely suspending Mr.. Brown for
his conduct at Sumner school
and that his place be filled tempo
rarily.
The following changes were
made in the first division. Leave
off absence from Nov. l to July,
/ without pay was grant d to Miss
F. S. Fairly. Promotion: j. E.
L. Moore to class II, aud assign
ed 10 seventh grade: Miss A. E.
Speake, NJ. A. Paul, to class IL,
and assigned to grade 6; E. NJ
Macauly, to class 6, and assigned
to grade 5; E. V. Brown, to class
7, assigned to grade 3; A E. Seas
mel, to class 8. Fl. G. Fisher was
transferred to grade 8. o. w. S.
Slater was appointed a temporary
teacher class 2, and assign. d tc
grade 2. Several minor chang
were made in the rules.